The Mets have been much more successful this season with the bases full than they were last season. Coming into the week, Mets hitters are a combined .317 (33-for-104) with two homers and 85 runs batted in with the bases loaded. In 2010, the Mets hit just .244 (32-for-131) with no home runs and 87 RBI’s.

Here are some of the Mets’ historical single-season highs and lows with the bases loaded:

The Mets conclude their homestand with four games against the San Diego Padres before heading to Arizona for a weekend series with the Diamondbacks.

This will be the first meeting of 2011 between the Mets and Padres, who will face each other again next week in San Diego. The Mets went 2 and 5 against the Padres last season, dropping 2 of 3 in New York. The last time the Mets hosted a four-game series vs. San Diego was in August of 2004 with the Padres sweeping the four games at Shea Stadium.

Last month, the D’Backs released ex-Met Aaron Heilman, who later signed a minor league deal with the Phillies. With Heilman no longer in the major leagues, just two members of the Mets’ 2006 post-season pitching staff are currently active; Guillermo Mota of the Giants and Darren Oliver of the Rangers.

Here is a list of the Mets pitchers who appeared in the post-season in 2006 — where they last pitched or are currently pitching:

Runs: Power and Speed. Mets match Citi Field club record with four home runs Saturday in 11-7 win over Braves. Mets also steal four bases, giving them four homers and steals in the same game for just the second time in team history (5/23/06 vs. Phillies).

Hits: Jason Bay. Mets left fielder brings nine-game hitting streak into this week, going 16-for-35 with four doubles, two home runs and eight runs batted in over the nine games.

Errors: Wrong Foot. Mets loss to Marlins last Monday night dropped the club to 0 and 9 in the first games of homestands in 2011.